Kastellos Village

QUICK EXPERIENCE SNIPPET: The office is located on a hill top (make sure to check out the view from here) with a few villas available and the rest down below. Let the host know what time you will be arriving as they will stay in the office later/earlier to check you in and show you to your villa. My cousin choose to book her wedding guests at the lower villas where it housed at least 15+ people. *****A FULL REVIEW IS ON MY WEBSITE (SEE PROFILE).

One of the most amazing places I have visited, up in the mountains in a very tradianal village. The views of the land and sea are spectacular, very peaceful just listening to the goats in the valley. With one tervena In the village, Maria's, that serves fresh Cretan dishes you don't need to move very far, a wonderfully relaxing stay.

We found this place by pure chance on a very last minute booking (less than twenty four hours). So happy that we stayed there! Our flight was very delayed so we didn't arrive until nearly 2am but the owner was very welcoming and made us feel very at home and happy. It's not difficult to find, just keep an eye out for signposts to Kastellos (especially in the dark) and then smaller signs to the apartments themselves once you reach the village. The last bit of the drive is steep, narrow and with a few hairpin bends to keep you alert. We stayed in apartment 2 (Vardis/Bardis) in the upper (central) complex. When we awoke the first morning the view from the bedroom window and the balcony below simply took our breath away. Well worth waking up a little before sunrise too. Wonderful colours as the sun rises over the mountains. The bed was excellent with a foam(tempur) topper on the mattress. Beautiful bathroom plus a shower/toilet room downstairs. Sometimes water pressure in the morning would be low if the gardener was using the hose pipe (First World problem!). The kitchen is perfectly adequate. Small cooking area but functional. I'm sure if you needed any additional cooking utensils or pots/pans that the owners would provide. Overall very clean and very beautiful accommodation. We were occasionally brought fresh figs or Cretan cheese pies in the morning by the owners. We travelled the island quite a lot whilst there but spent a couple of days just hanging out at the apartment on the balcony and around the pools (small and wonderful) simply enjoying the environment, the views, the sunshine and of course that magnificent Cretan breeze. Ten minutes drive to the nearest supermarket and petrol station. There is also a butcher near the supermarket. Kastellos Village is a perfect hideaway, yet also pretty well located for venturing to the west, south and central areas of the island. With a little planning and good map you can take some spectacular mountain routes through to the coast directly south of the village. Highly recommended accommodation.